Margarete is a modern european budget eat in Altstadt, Frankfurt.
Editorially verified August 27, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Lunch runs 12:00 to 14:30 only; the vegan option usually undercuts the meat plate by a euro or two.
Address: Braubachstraße 18-22, 60311 Frankfurt am Main
Medici's €29.50 business lunch is Frankfurt's white-tablecloth bargain, a Michelin Guide kitchen at weekday-menu pricing near the Römer on weekdays.
Try: Business lunch, two courses €29.50
Tip: It stretches the definition of budget upward, but per course this is the cheapest polished cooking in the Altstadt.
Zeit für Brot's Kaiserstraße counter beats every station snack in Frankfurt on price and quality, organic bread rolls from early morning until evening.
Try: Belegte Brote and a cinnamon roll
Tip: A topped bread and coffee runs cheaper than anything inside the Hauptbahnhof and tastes double the price.
Baguette Jeanette's filled sticks are Bornheim's classic cheap lunch in Frankfurt, French bakery prices held on the long Berger Straße shopping mile.
Try: A filled baguette to take to the park
Tip: Eat it on the benches at Bornheim Mitte or carry on to the Günthersburgpark lawns ten minutes north.
Eis Christina's cones remain one of Frankfurt's great cheap pleasures, Nordend gelato at prices that survived the espresso inflation almost untouched.
Try: Two scoops in a cone
Tip: Cash speeds the queue; the price board by the window has barely moved in years and the portions have not shrunk either.
Im Herzen Afrikas stretches a Frankfurt food budget furthest when shared, Eritrean platters that feed two for one main-course price elsewhere.
Try: Vegetarian injera platter, shared
Tip: The vegetarian platters are the value champions; count one platter per two people and add injera before adding dishes.
Medici's €29.50 business lunch is Frankfurt's white-tablecloth bargain, a Michelin Guide kitchen at weekday-menu pricing near the Römer on weekdays.
Try: Business lunch, two courses €29.50
Tip: It stretches the definition of budget upward, but per course this is the cheapest polished cooking in the Altstadt.
Edel's stand in the Kleinmarkthalle plates Frankfurt's cheapest proper Grüne Soße, eaten standing among the market crowds at lunch every weekday.
Try: Grüne Soße with eggs at the market counter
Tip: A full plate costs less than a cocktail across town; pair with a roll from Huck's stand two aisles over.
